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Coal County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Coal County is 232.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 200 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (173), Major air pollution source (8), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (4). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 34.593, -96.3021.

How this county ranks in Oklahoma

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Coal County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	61.8	30.2	2.05xSignificant	39.5 to 93.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	232.5	143.2	1.62xSignificant	185.8 to 288.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	83.1	51.8	1.6xSignificant	57.5 to 118.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	513.9	453.4	1.13x	438.6 to 599.2	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Coal County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,140.2	9,842.6	+54%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	158.1	96.9	+63%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde22.09 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.91 per million
Pahpom0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

200 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Air permit holder (minor source)173
Major air pollution source8
NPDES wastewater discharge permit4
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Public airport2
Brownfield property1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Coalgate Tupelo Stonewall Gas Plant, Coalgate
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Benzene, n-Hexane, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 27,639 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7453WCLGTT475MI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Panther Creek Processing Facility, Coalgate
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Toluene, Methanol, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 18,088 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7453WPNTHR16322 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Stanberry Gas Plant, Coalgate
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene, n-Hexane and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 16,592 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7453WSTNBR16395 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Stanberry Gas Plant, Coalgate
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070507088 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Panther Creek Processing Facility, Coalgate
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070628753 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Coalgate Tupelo Stonewall Gas Plant, Coalgate
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058373255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Cardinal Arkoma Mid/Coalgate Tupelo Gas, Coalgate
Major air pollution source. Penalties $875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040505085 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Markwest Oklahoma G/Sprague Cmpsr Sta, Coalgate
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031096178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Markwest Oklahoma G/Womack Cmpsr Sta, Coalgate
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037598784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cardinal Arkoma Mid/Coalgate Tupelo Gas, Coalgate
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040505085 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Coalgate Pwa, Coalgate
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022632150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Enogex Gas Gatherin/Ashland 2 Sta, Ashland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007023513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Enogex Llc/Allen Sta, Lula
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Chiles Dome Station, Coalgate
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007386809 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kinder Morgan Treating Lp / Ashland 2 Treating Plant, Coalgate
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038047583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tpl Arkoma Holdings Llc / Able Compressor Station, Coalgate
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043962931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Coalgate Park Upgrades, Coalgate
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978485 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Markwest Oklahoma G/Womack Cmpsr Sta, Coalgate
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037598784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Peoples Electric Coop / Targa, Centrahoma
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $48,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070205307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Peoples Electric Coop / Centrahoma, Centrahoma
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $32,742.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070205338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Tall Oak Woodford, Llc- Panther Creek Processing Plant, Coalgate
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070876469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Mla Midstream Llc / Pod 7 Oil And Gas Production Facility, Cottonwood
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042328807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
City Of Coalgate, Coalgate
Public airport. O.
Record ID 08F (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Tall Oak Woodford, Llc- Panther Creek Processing Plant, Coalgate
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070876469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Choctaw Country Marketplace, Coalgate
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070506807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Coal County

Oklahoma state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Coal County, and their findings.
Oklahoma vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Oklahoma health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Oklahoma environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Oklahoma drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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